A-list beauties around the globe are saying goodbye to their hair-straighteners and chemical processing to embracing the look.

Solange Knowles is a radiant example. Pictured last month with Kanye West in New York, the stunning singer, whose big sister Beyonce usually takes the headlines, is making a name for herself as a style icon.

Noisettes frontwoman Shinga Shoniwa makes a fashion statement

Corinne Bailey Rae works a longer look

American singer Erykah Badu

While she hasn't followed suit with a big, bold afro, Kanye West's girlfriend Amber Rose has shunned the hair extensions in favour of a funky crop